The Relationship of Attitudes towards Profession, Work Motivation and Work Discipline on Teacher Performance at State Junior High Schools in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency

The objectives to be achieved in this research are (1) Describing attitudes towards the profession, work motivation, work discipline, and teacher performance at State Junior High Schools in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, and (2) Analyzing the direct relationship between attitudes towards the profession, work motivation and work discipline with teacher performance. It is quantitative research with a causal relationship design. The population was 348 teachers of State Junior High Schools in the Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency. Sampling was carried out using the Proportionate Random Sampling technique to obtain a sample of 186 teachers. A questionnaire was used as the only means of collecting data. Data analysis to test hypotheses using Path analysis techniques. The results of this study are: (1) there is a direct relationship: (a) between attitudes towards the profession and the discipline of work of teachers; (b) between work motivation and work discipline of teachers; (c) between attitudes towards the profession and teacher performance; (d) between work motivation and teacher performance; (e) between work discipline and teacher performance; and (2) there is no indirect relationship: (a) between attitudes towards the profession and teacher performance through work discipline; (b) between work motivation and teacher performance through work discipline at State Junior High Schools in Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency. Based on the results of this study it is suggested that the school should conduct activities that can maintain and improve teachers’ attitude towards the professions, motivation, and discipline